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Vocabulary Enrichment: Expand Your Word Knowledge

Enhance your vocabulary with these definitions for words like "anguish," "boisterous," "capacity," "commentary," "continuous," "cumulative," "erupt," "factor," and more. Learn synonyms, antonyms, and example sentences to understand these words better.

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Vocabulary Enrichment: Expand Your Word Knowledge

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  1. Definition: Parts of Speech: noun Anguish extreme pain Synonym: Antonym: Pleasure Suffering Sounds Like: The anguish that Thomas felt from the death of his mother was overwhelming and kept him from going to work for a year.

  2. Definition: Parts of Speech: Adjective Boisterous noisy and rowdy Synonym: Antonym: Loud quiet, calm IMS Cheerleaders are a very boisterous group.

  3. Definition: Parts of Speech: noun Capacity the largest possible amount that can be contained 2. the ability to do something Synonym: Antonym: Volume, effort Sounds Like: The auditorium is filled to capacity. 2. I have the capacity to stay cool in hot places.

  4. Definition: Parts of Speech: Noun Commentary an explanation or interpretation Synonym: Antonym: explanation The President’s speech was followed by a political commentary on the local news channel.

  5. Definition: Parts of Speech: adjective Continuous without interruption or end Synonym: Antonym: Nonstop, contant Broken Sounds Like: Word used in a sentence The continuous pounding of the hammers from the construction site next door made it impossible for the baby to take a nap.

  6. Definition: Parts of Speech: adjective Cumulative increasing by adding one thing after another Synonym: Antonym: increasing decreasing Sounds Like: Accept Word used in a sentence The cumulative effect of not studying for any science test all year forced me to attend summer school to remedy the F.

  7. Definition: to burst, explode or release suddenly Parts of Speech: verb Erupt Synonym: Antonym: to blow up Be quiet Sounds Like: Word used in a sentence Vincent was convinced that the pimple on his face was going to erupt and gross out his friends at the lunch table.

  8. Definition: Parts of Speech: Noun Factor a reason or circumstance Synonym: Antonym: part whole Sounds Like: Word used in a sentence One factor that convinced Sheila to take the job was the huge salary.

  9. Definition: Parts of Speech: adjective Inept without skill, clumsy Synonym: Antonym: unfit skilled Sounds Like: Accept Word used in a sentence Nina was completely inept at cooking a tasty meal.

  10. Definition: to frighten or threaten Parts of Speech: verb Intimidate Synonym: Antonym: scare comfort Sounds Like: Word used in a sentence Tanya always tries to intimidate Nancy before competitions by making fun of her skating ability, tripping her intentionally, and hiding her outfits.

  11. Definition: Parts of Speech: noun Marvel a wonderful thing or an awesome sight Synonym: Antonym: A bore, a muggle a wonder, miracle Sounds Like: Yosemite National Park is a natural marvel that takes people breath away daily ..

  12. Definition: Parts of Speech: adjective Maximum the highest allowable amount Synonym: Antonym: utmost, limit minimum Sounds Like: Word used in a sentence The maximum number of horses that could fit in the stable was three.

  13. Definition: Parts of Speech: Adjective Painstaking taking a lot of care or trouble; Synonym: Antonym: careful sloppy, careless Dr. Zino performed a painstaking exam of the baby looking for what could be causing his pain and constant crying.

  14. Definition: to hold back from Parts of Speech: verb Restrain Synonym: Antonym: Control unleash Sounds Like: contain Word used in a sentence It was difficult for me to restrain from eating too much at the all-you-can-eat buffet.

  15. Definition: Parts of Speech: adjective Unanimous in complete agreement, everyone agreed Synonym: Antonym: Agreement divided Sounds Like: Word used in a sentence It was a unanimous decision by the students to make summer vacation six months long.

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